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Etiquette of Eating & Drinking
آدَابُ الأَكْلِ وَالشُّرْب
✓Wash hands before and after meals.
✓Say "Bismillah" before eating and eat with the right hand.
✓Eat from the side of the plate closest to you (Bukhari 5376).
✓Never criticize food; if you like it eat, otherwise leave it respectfully.
✓Do not breathe or blow into the drinking vessel.
✓Praise Allah at the end with Alhamdulillah.
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Etiquette of Sleeping & Rest
آدَابُ النَّوْم
✓Perform wudu before going to bed (Bukhari 247).
✓Dust the bedsheet three times before lying down.
✓Lie on the right side with right hand beneath the right cheek.
✓Recite Ayat al-Kursi and the Mu'awwidhatayn (Surahs Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) and blow into hands.
✓Do not sleep on the stomach (Tirmidhi 2768).
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Etiquette of the Mosque (Masjid)
آدَابُ الْمَسْجِد
✓Enter with the right foot saying the Dua for entering the mosque.
✓Do not enter after eating raw garlic, onions, or carrying unpleasant odors (Muslim 564).
✓Pray 2 Rak'ahs Tahiyyat al-Masjid before sitting down.
✓Keep your voice low; do not raise voice even when reciting Quran if it disturbs others.
✓Never walk in front of someone actively praying.
✓Exit with the left foot saying the Dua for seeking Allah's bounty.
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Etiquette of Greeting (Salam)
آدَابُ التَّسْلِيم
✓Initiate with "As-Salamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh".
✓Respond with equal or better: "Wa 'Alaykumu As-Salam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh".
✓The rider greets the pedestrian; the walking person greets the seated one; the smaller group greets the larger (Bukhari 6232).
✓Warm two-handed handshake between members of the same gender forgives minor sins before separating (Tirmidhi 2727).
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Etiquette with Parents (Birr al-Walidayn)
بِرُّ الْوَالِدَيْن
✓Never utter words of annoyance or say "Uff" to them (Quran 17:23).
✓Lower the wing of humility and mercy before them.
✓Do not call them by their first names or walk in front of them out of pride.
✓Serve them eagerly, especially in old age.
✓Continue making Dua and charity on their behalf even after their passing.
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Rights of Neighbors
حُقُوقُ الْجَار
✓"Jibril kept enjoining good treatment of the neighbor until I thought he would make him an heir" (Bukhari 6014).
✓Never harm a neighbor through loud noise, rubbish, or intrusion.
✓Share food; add extra broth to soup to send a portion to your neighbor.
✓He is not a true believer who eats his fill while his neighbor goes hungry (Al-Adab al-Mufrad 112).
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Commercial & Business Ethics
آدَابُ التِّجَارَةِ وَالْبَيْع
✓Strict prohibition of Riba (interest/usury) in all contracts.
✓Complete honesty in weights, measures, and disclosing defects in goods.
✓Do not take false oaths to sell products.
✓Give leeway and extension to indebted persons in difficulty.
✓Pay employees and laborers their wages before their sweat dries (Ibn Majah 2443).
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Personal Cleanliness & Fitrah
خِصَالُ الْفِطْرَةِ وَالنَّظَافَة
✓"Purification is half of faith" (Sahih Muslim 223).
✓Use the Miswak regularly before prayers and wudu.
✓Clip finger and toe nails at least once every 40 days.
✓Remove underarm and pubic hair within 40 days.
✓Trim the mustache and let the beard grow with dignity.